Green beans are a staple vegetable used in French cuisine, although they originate in South America. Whether in a salad or puree, green beans can be a wonderful side dish.
This vegetable has many varieties that differ in color and texture. There are also a lot of nutritional benefits combined in them.
How to pick green beans?
There are three main types of green beans:
- French green beans;
- flat green beans;
- long green beans.
French green beans are also known as a thin variety.
Whatever the variety, green beans should look fresh, green and spotless. Summer is their season. The ideal green bean is thin, long and with an even and rich color. It must be hard. There should be no soft spots or traces of discoloration.
You should also know that the bigger they are, the more threads you are likely to have! Fresh green beans are tender. If you break them in two you will immediately notice that water comes out.
There should be no threads, quality green beans should be clean when broken.
In order to take advantage of the nutritional benefits, good storage is a must! Green beans can be stored in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days.
It is recommended that you wrap them in a damp paper towel and store them that way, until you use them. If you don't have time to cook a green bean stew or green beans with meat right away, consider freezing them or canning the green beans.
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